Though Zynga hints strongly at the involvment of Kixeye in these events, and says the company has "publicly expressed animus" towards its larger rival, it is clear that the strategy game maker wants no part of the legal fight.

"Unfortunately, this appears to be Zynga’s new employee retention strategy: Suing former employees to scare current employees into staying. They’ve clearly exhausted other options in their employee retention playbook.”